#536 SOUTHERN BAY RACING NEWS YOU CAN USE
on Monday April 11, 2011 01:02PM
After suffering a mell of a hess last spring upon encountering
"an uncharted rock in the Baltimore Channel entrance of the Chesapeake Bay
Bridge-Tunnel. . . ", Flying Colors, Richard Payne's
J105, is home and racing. That's a good thing!
Try sailing - it's NOT easy! -
Bill Schanen, SAILING
Magazine
CCV Spring Series opened
yesterday to near perfect breezes and tolerable temperatures.
Twenty-eight (28) race boats, crews, and skippers took to the course and got
in two races in Hampton Roads harbor. While all five (5)
Spring Series races are scored separately for final Series awards, there are
also daily awards for each of the three days of racing. Award winners
for Day 1 of Spring Series 2011: PHRF A (8 boats) - 1.Sea
Star, Dave Eberwine (2-1); 2.Treaty of
Ghent, Jim Williams (1-4); 3.Cyrano,
Bob Mosby (3-2). PHRF B (8 boats) -
1.Wham Bam, Dave Taylor (1-2); 2.Bad
Habit, Bob Archer (3-1); 3.Gremlin,
Greg Cutter (2-4). PHRF C (9 boats) -
1.Roundabout, Alan Bomar (1-1);
2.Quicky, Mike Veraldi (2-3); 3.The
Hunter, Justin Morris (4-2). PHRF Non-Spin
(3 boats) - 1.Black Widow, Leo Wardrup
(1-1); 2.Aquarius, Mike Tate (2-2).
Principal Race Officer - John McCarthy; Mark Boats - Bill Gibbings, Tom
Fowler; Scorer-John Ritter.
CCV Spring Series Day 2 (Race #3), Sunday, April
17 - same time and place. There will be one, middle
distance race in the harbor around fixed marks. The race will be
scored also in the Chesapeake Bay Distance Racing Series. For information
and/or to enter, please contact John McCarthy at (757) 850-4225 or mcbear@earthlink.net. Racers
who have CCV Racing Memberships are automatically entered; all others must
submit entry and fees no later than Saturday, April 16. SPECIAL
NOTE: Pre-race breakfast buffet is available at the HYC Dockside
Lounge for a modest cost - OPEN TO ALL racers and friends - buffet service
begins at 0800.
More southern Bay racer wedding bells on the horizon -
Rodney Paice and Beth Modlin are tying the knot in early July.
Rodney most recently has been sailing his Pearson 26, WiKi WiKi, in the
PHRF C fleet. Congratulations!
Early season williwaws
of snafus struck yesterday - Ali-Ru (John Lones) ". . .was all
set to mix it up in her CCV debut….but while leaving the slip, the
propeller shaft went backwards faster than the boat. Yep, first race of
the year and the propeller shaft pulls out from the coupling. No
damage…but need to be reassembled and aligned."
The army of spring crabpots hit several boats,
including one mark boat and also, one windward mark. And, then there
was the winch that wouldn't, the steering cable that snapped, the halyard
that would not run, and the . . . 'TIS
SPRING!
Forgot to pick up your 2011 CCV Racing
Guide? The Guides are available to CCV
Members from Hampton Yacht Club Manager Richard Ash in the HYC
office. If you wish to join CCV, please contact Gina Mynes
at (757) 244-6837.
Mike Veraldi, Quicky, practiced his
MOB drill Sunday, by "rescuing" a nice Musto regatta
hat someone had lost on the race course. Call (757)
850-4225 to identify and claim the hat. Otherwise, it
becomes salvage and Mike will be sporting it next Sunday.
Southern Bay and Beyond boats are Charleston
bound: Charleston Race Week gets cookin' this week (Apr
14-17) and boats with southern Bay ties will be there:
Mike Veraldi (Virginia Beach - HYC) and Chris
Jankowski (Richmond -FBYC) will be in the 26 boat J/24 fleet.
Travis Weisleder (Richmond-FBYC) will race in the 52 boat
Melges 24 fleet. Dennis Hannick, Goin' - Tripp
26, from King George -DYC, will be racing in the PHRF D fleet. Southern
Bay expatriate John Dodge will be helping owner
Wayne Jackson get a brand new J111, Velocity, out of the
box, racing in PHRF B. And, of course, Pete Hunter
(Wairere) will be going from Kill Devil Hills to race in the PHRF S
fleet.
Racers and newbies who were at the SpinSheet Crew
Listing Party South weekend before this past can check out the short
video picture at http://www.spinsheet.com/game-on?a=1&c=1237 -
they're racers for sure! And, if you miss an issue
of SBRNYCU, there is a link at www.SpinSheet.com , click on
Southern Bay Racing.
This coming week (April
11-17):
York River Yacht
Club Wednesday Night Racing
Portsmouth Boat
Club Barnacle (Friday) Evening Racing
Old Point Comfort
Yacht Club Saturday Yankee Station Races
Fishing Bay Yacht
Club Opening Day on Saturday
Fishing Bay Yacht
Club Spring Series Opens on Sunday
CCV Spring
Series, Day 2 - Race #3
Even though
it is NEXT summer, THINK OPSAIL 2012! Virginia has been
selected officially as an OpSail port - joining New Orleans, New York,
Annapolis, Baltimore, Boston and New London. Planning for the event is well underway and OpSail 2012 Virginia® staff
will be looking to the sailing community for assistance in the planning
process. Sailors may want to become involved as volunteers for the
events and/or as participants in the parades of sail. You can visit
www.opsail2012virginia.com for details and preliminary info,
and to leave your contact info if you think you might like to become
involved.
Collegiate
Update: Hampton U finished undefeated at the William and Mary
Team 2 on 2 Regatta this weekend. 1-HU( 5-0); 2-Salisbury (3-2); 3-CNU (3-2 *tie-break);
4-UVA (2-3); 5-WM (1-4);
6-Cornell (0-5).
MURPHY'S LAW: The first week-end
of full on racing - bow-WOW! Yrs Truly, the Racing Beagle,
will be part of today's march to West Marine for Tethlon spray for
boat fittings and CVS for a case of Mortin@ - Life is
good! /S/ Murphy
the Racing Beagle, the sailing spirit in us all.
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